1、vocabulary 1.Various adj.各种各样的;不同的 variously adv.以各种方式;不同地 variety n.种类;式样;变种 a variety of/varieties of 不同种类的;多种多样的 vary v.变化;不同;使多样化 (1)Tents are in various shapes and sizes.(2)She took the job for various reasons.(3)He has been variously described as a hero,a genius and a bully.(恶霸).(4)There is a
2、wide variety of patterns to choose from.(5)The students work varies considerably in quality.(6)He raised various reasons for being late for the meeting.(7)The cost has been variously estimated at between$10 million and$20 million.(8)This tool can be used in a variety of ways(9)The temperature is var
3、iable at this time of year.fantasy n.幻想;想象;幻想产物;幻想作品 fantasize v.幻想;做白日梦;想象 fantasize about;fantasize that 从句 fantastically adv.及其地;非常地 fantastic adj.极好的;了不起的;荒诞不经的;富有想象力的 (1)The young people are likely to live in a word of fantasy.(2)You have got a job?Fantastic!.(3)He sometimes fantasized about wi
4、nning the gold medal.(4)Please stop looking for a perfect person as a life companionits just a fantasy.(5)The car is fantastically expensive.(6)We have achieved fantastic success.amusement n.娱乐;乐趣;娱乐活动;消遣活动 to ones amusement;in amusement ;do sth for amusement;amuse vt.逗笑,使娱乐 amuse sb/oneself with st
5、h;amused adj.觉得好笑的;被逗笑的 amusing adj.有趣的,好笑的 entertainment n.娱乐活动 (1)Reading and seeing movies are among my amusement.(2)I often sing for our own amusement.(3)His father amused him with a story.(4)To our great amusement,Jack made such a simple mistake.(5)Lucy has a great sense of humour and always ke
6、eps her colleagues amused with her stories.(6)We were all greatly amused by his amusing performance.swing v.摇动;摇晃;摇摆;突然转向 n.摆动;转动 swing by(sth.)进某处一会;短暂拜访 get into the swing(of sth.)熟悉某种情况;融入某种活动或环境中 in full swing在热烈进行中;处于兴盛阶段(1)His arms swung as he walked.(2)The bus swung sharply to the left.(3)He
7、took a wild swing at the ball.(4)I will swing by your house on the way home from work.(5)When we arrived,the party was already in full swing.(6)Have you got into the swing of the working rules of our company already?(7)Do drop in at my house when you swing by next time.(8)She sat on the bench,swingi
8、ng her legs.(9)The monkeys were swinging on the branches.(10)I have only been here a week so I havent got into the swing of things yet.no wonder难怪,怪不得(It be)no wonder that;there is no doubt/possibility that.;there is no need to do(1)She gets up early in the morning to read English everyday.It is no
9、wonder his English has improved a lot.(2)No wonder that you have got a headache as you drank so much last night.(3)It is no wonder that he hates going shopping so much.(4)There is no need for you to buy another house.wherever 引导让步状语从句时,可以与no matter where互换。类似的有whenever;however 均可以引导让步状语从句。whenever还可
10、以引导时间状语从句;however还可以引导方式状语从句;wherever还可以引导地点状语从句(1)Wherever you go,you will see tall buildings are being built.(2)However busy you are,you can still spare some time to exercise.(3)In peace,the Red Cross is expected to send help wherever there is human suffering.(4)Rice grows well where there is plen
11、ty of sunlight and rain.(5)I am determined to go wherever I am needed.(6)However serious a problem you may have,you should gather your courage to face the challenge.preserve n.保护区 v.保护;贮存;维持;保留 preserve sb/sth from保护某人/某物免受的伤害;preserve sth(for sth)为保护某物 preserver n.保护着;维护者;保存者 preservation n.保护;维护;保
12、存;保留 preservative n.防腐剂;保护剂 preservationist n.文物保护着;环境保护着 reserve vt.预定;保留 conserve vt.节省;节约 deserve vt.应该得到;应受;值得 (1)He was anxious to preserve his reputation.(2)It is a perfectly-preserved 14th-century house.(3)Several preserves have been established to protect the endangered animals.(4)We must pr
13、eserve these old houses from being destroyed.(5)The paintings were in a good state of preservation.(6)At minus 130,a living cell can be preserved for a thousand years.(7)I have reserved a seat for you.(8)His bravery deserves praising.(9)We have to conserve natural resources.(10)Id prefer to reserve
14、my judgement until I find all the evidence.(11)The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction.be modelled after 根据模仿;仿造 model oneself on sb 仿效某人;以某人为榜样 modelinto把塑造成 after the model of以为模范 (1)There education system is modelled after the French one.(2)The boy modeled himself on
15、 his father.(3)It is very important to model ourselves into people who will be useful to our society.(4)The young should try to model themselves into persons with high ambition and great determination.(5)You can do everything after the model of a perfect person to improve yourself.(6)I will build up
16、 my confidence after the model of my father.(7)The two buildings are modeled on/after the same pattern.minority n.少数;少数民族 be in a/the minority minor adj.较小的;次要的 v.辅修;选修 minor in 辅修 majority n.多数;多数派;多数人(1)There is a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country.(2)Men are in the minority
17、 in this profession.(3)He minored in German when he was in college.(4)There may be some minor change to the schedule.(5)Supporters are in a minority as for pulling down the old houses to make room for a new bus station.(6)The Hans and more than 50 minorities make up the great Chinese nation.(7)Only
18、a small minority of students are/is interested in politics these days.creature n.生物;动物;(具有某种特征的)人 create v.创造;创建;创作 creation n.创造;创建 creative adj.有创造力的;创作的 creator n.创作者;发明家 being n.生物 human beings 人类(1)We should have respected for all living creature.(2)She was an exotic creature with long red hair
19、 and brilliant green eyes(3)The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.(4)There is a strange being from another planet.(5)People have been imagining strange creatures from outer space.(6)You have been with the company since its creation in 1979.(7)Thanks to his creative thinking we solved the
20、problem successfully.advanced adj.先进的;高级的;高等的 ahead of time=ahead of schedule 提前 advance vi&vt(使)前进;进步;将(日期)提前 n.前进;进展;提前付款 in advance 提前,预先 make an advance in doing sth 在做某事方面取得进步。(1)There have been great advances in space travel in the past 20 years.(2)Its cheaper if you book the tickets in advanc
21、e.(3)China has made a great advance in economy.(4)They have made a great advance in designing style.(5)The USA is well known for its advanced military technology.(6)We must try to finish the work ahead of time.(7)We have to pay the rent two weeks in advance.(8)He got there ahead of time/schedule.(9)
22、We are living in an advanced industrial society.(10)There are only three of us on the advanced course.get close to 接近;靠近 be close to sb 与某人关系密切;与某人很近 be close to sth./doing sth.几乎处于某种状态;可能快要做某事 closely 密切地,紧密地(1)Tell the children not to get close to fire.(2)The threatening thunder made those little
23、animals get close to each other.(3)Our new house is close to the school.(4)She knew she was close to death.(5)He is very close to his father.(6)The girl sat close to her mother,listening to the music.(7)The racing car won the first,but the driver got close to being e to life 开始活跃起来;变得有趣或使人兴奋;复活;复苏 b
24、ring sb./sth.To life 使某人某物更有趣生动 come to oneself/ones senses 苏醒过来(1)The match finally came to life in the second half.(2)The doctor brought the patient to life after a few minutes treatment.(3)She fainted,but soon came to herself.(4)The company came to life after the new technology was brought in.(5)
25、The new teacher really brought French classes to life for us.(6)When the fainted girl finally came to herself,she found she was surrounded with her friends and relatives.admission n.门票;入场费;承认;招供;机构、组织的加入权 admit vt.承认;允许进入admitinto/to允许进入;admittance n.进入权;进入;入场权(1)They tried to get into the club,but
26、were refused admission.(2)What is the admission?-$50 each.(3)You will not be admitted into the theatre after the performance has started.(4)Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall.(5)We tried to get into the party but were refused admission.(6)If you leave the club,you will not be admitted back in.